Scott Diamond had pinpoint control two nights ago in the Twins win. Last night Sam Deduno had just the opposite as he gave up 5 walks in 7 innings. His fast ball was all over the place. But his breaking ball was hitting the corners all night long and he only gave up two hits and one run in those seven innings. That's his second really good performance in a row as a Twins starter. He looks to have real potential.
The bigger story, at least for me, was Josh Willingham AGAIN. He hit another homer last night making that 12 in his last 24 games. And it came at the perfect time. There were two outs in the bottom of the fourth and the Twins hadn't even got a hit yet at that point. Mauer had just reached by a walk and the Cleveland starter was mowing us down like a an angry park and rec worker.
That homer turned the whole game around and the Twins went on to win 12-5. They had a 11-1 lead when Duduno left after 7.
I mentioned in an earlier blog that Liriano was supposed to start this afternoon's game against Cleveland, but with Liriano changing teams that's not going to happen. I'm a little bummed. I don't think Liriano is great but I was enjoying his current hot streak. I would have like him to get a few more wins in a Twins uniform before moving on.
The Mauer contract crippled the Twins. This is just the beginning of our latest de-construction. I'm hoping the young starters we're giving chances to can deliver for the next couple of months. We need those arms to keep fans interested. More importantly, to keep ME interested.
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